The Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG), also known as the accordion procedure or scar-less sleeve as no abdominal incisions are made. Done endoscopically (through the mouth) and is non-surgical and is reversible. It works by suturing your stomach from the inside in a shape of a sleeve to reduce the size of the stomach by about 70%. Since the size of the stomach becomes smaller, less food can occupy the stomach meaning that patients will feel full faster.

QUICK FACTS

Non-surgical (endoscopic)

Reversible (stomach left intact)

Minimally invasive

No scarring of the skin since there is no cutting

Takes about 1 hour under general anesthesia

Schedule an appointment with Dr. Tiesenga, Chicago’s award winning bariatric surgeon, to see if the ESG weight loss procedure is right for you.